The Sunday Herald's Trevor Royle, fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Honorary Fellow in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh:
"I am against wrapping the history of the first world war up in a kilt but there are sufficient Scottish elements in the conflict which have to be commemorated in a distinctly Scottish way.
"On a personal level, I'd like us all to look again at the experience of war as recalled by those who served on the frontline.
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